Dimensions
130 x 198 x 50mm
Marshalsea Prison is a grim castle of debt on the Thames's southern shore. Thousands have passed through its portals: some to escape soon after; many to die in despair. Only old Dorrit can actually be happy here. As generations of bankrupts come and go he lives contented, free from the responsibilities of the world.
Born and bred in the Marshalsea, Little Dorrit is her father's constant helpmate and a prisoner to devotion. A grown-up little girl, with never a thought for herself, she has no expectation of anything from anyone. As the girl becomes a woman this can not go on. But in the eyes of the man she loves she is only a dutiful daughter. How can he be so blind?
The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with original illustrations, introduction, notes, selected criticism, text summary and chronology of Dickens's life and times.
